मोबाइल
mobāil
The English phrase "mobile" can be translated into Nepali as मोबाइल (mobāil).
The term is used to pertain to or by the agency of mobile phones.
Meaning: pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones (adj)
Which one should you use?
For more explicit or formal contexts, such as business discussions or official documents, the term मोबाइल फोन is used. In casual conversation, फोन is often used to mean a mobile phone specifically.
How do you pronounce it?
mobāil
Did you know?
- In formal writing, a researcher might avoid the loanword मोबाइल and instead use the Sanskrit-derived term चल दूरभाष (chala door-bhash) to mean 'moving distant-speech'.
- When referring to the service provider, people rarely say 'mobile company' and instead use सिम (SIM) to refer to their entire mobile identity and connectivity.
- If you want to say someone is 'on the phone', you might say they are 'in the mobile' (मोबाइलमा), treating the device as a space rather than a tool.
Examples in context
- के तपाईँसँग मोबाइल छ?ke tapāī̃saṅga mobile cha?Do you have a mobile?
- उसले मोबाइलमा गेम खेल्दैछ।usle mobile mā game kheldaicha.He is playing a game on his mobile.
Example conversation
Sumit and Maya are talking about a lost device at home.
- सुमित Sumitमाया, के तपाईँले मेरो मोबाइल देख्नुभयो?Maya, ke tapāī̃le mero mobile dekhnubhayō?Maya, did you see my mobile?
- माया Mayaहोइन सुमित, मैले त देखिनँ।hoina Sumit, maile ta dekhina.No Sumit, I didn't see it.
- सुमित Sumitमैले टेबलमा मोबाइल राखेको थिएँ।maile table mā mobile rakheko thie.I had kept my mobile on the table.
- माया Mayaतपाईँको मोबाइल सायद कोठामा छ।tapāī̃ko mobile sāyada kothā mā cha.Your mobile is probably in the room.
